Reading Eagle: Jeremy Drey |
The Nolde Mansion will host an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 1, for visitors to view videos of the Nolde family and Nolde forest history. Guests are also free to do self-guided tours of the mansion.

Special to the Reading Eagle: Charles J. Adams III |
Yuletide Candellight Tours will be held today from 4 to 8 p.m. at Rock Ford Plantation In Lancaster County. Learn about 18th-century Christmas traditions, watch period dancing and hear holiday music.

Reading Eagle: Lauren A. Little |
The Berks Community Hiking Club's Polar Bear Dip will take place at noon on Monday as part of a 4- to 5-mile hike. The group will meet at 10:15 a.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in Womelsdorf. Participants should bring a swimsuit and dry clothes. Call 610-678-5245 for more details.

Reading Eagle: Harold Hoch |
Free play takes place Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Muhlenberg Community Library, available to children age 5 and younger.

Food

Every Friday: Early Bird Breakfast, promptly at 8 a.m., The Center at Spring Street, 200 W. Spring St., Boyertown. $2. Ages 55 and older. Open to the public. Reservations required two days in advance. 610-367-2313.

Every Tuesday: Mid-day Free Play, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Muhlenberg Community Library, 3612 Kutztown Road, Laureldale. Self-structured playtime for children to socialize in the toy area and caregivers to meet. Birth to age 5. 610-929-0589.

Every Tuesday and Wednesday: Preschool Sensory Story Time, 10 a.m., Adamstown Area Library, 3000 N. Reading Road (Route 272). Stories, songs and craft for ages 2 to 6 with adult caregiver. Register at 717-484-4200. Visit by local authoer Jeanne Moran on Wednesday with a reading of her book "Mikey and the Swamp Monster."

Theater

Today through Jan. 7: Peter Pan by "Sing for America" theater company, time varies, Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. Benefits area families of those serving in the military and also Allentown Children's Dyslexia Center. Tickets are available at 570-325-4009, mcohjt.com.